Warmer temperatures expected after cold snap

After a colder-than-average week, Amarillo residents can expect some sunshine and warmer high temperatures in the 50s heading into the weekend, said meteorologist John Cockrell of the National Weather Service in Amarillo.

“We had a strong cold front come through, and the cold air mass remained in place,” he said. “It’s modifying and becoming warmer, and that accounts for our moderating temperatures.”

Cockrell said today average January temperatures are expected across the Texas Panhandle, with a high in the low 50s. On Friday, he expects a high in the mid-50s, a high of about 60 degrees on Saturday and a high near 50 on Sunday.